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LOT 1652
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Crowns
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.67 grams, 19 mm).
Bearing the arms of arms of the Bishop of Ely, loop absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 197, 198.
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LOT 1652
Medieval Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Crowns
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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